Cox Plate logjam looms for Group One stars

It's tight - Australia's weight-for-age championship may still be 34 days away, but already there is a logjam of Group 1 horses queuing up for a Sportingbet Cox Plate start.

While connections of French horse Smoking Sun overnight declined an invitation for the $3 million race, the Moonee Valley Racing Club is otherwise faced with what appears to be an embarrassment of riches.